Global relocation specialist to advise employees for
expectations
Assume that you are a relocation specialist who must advise
a global manager and his or her family on what to expect when they go to JAPAN.
Specialists in relocation have determined that global
managers and their families should seek satisfactory answers to at least these
ten questions before undertaking an international assignment.
Please write a paper that answers the following questions in
essay form.
1) How will living in that foreign country affect this
family, both as a group and individually?
2) What adjustment problems will the adults and children
likely have, and will they be able to cope with them?
3) What assistance is likely to be available to help them
get started in the new country and strange environment?
4) Will family be safe, what security precautions are
essential?
5) Will the family be affected by anti-Americanism? If so,
what strategies should them be employed as citizen ambassadors?
6) How will the children attend school and what type of
education is available to them?
7) Is it likely that the spouse will be able to work in the
foreign country too? If not, what are the alternatives for the other’s career?
8) What about the family’s healthcare situation in that
country? Are adequate or comparable services available? Please describe.
9) What will be the culture shock to the family when going
to that foreign country and how will it impact their lives?
10) What are the best, basic preparations that can be made
to ensure success in this international assignment for this family?a
